Philip Moriarty (born 1968 in

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) is an Irish

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and professor of physics at the

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. He is known for his work on nanostructures and his collaboration with

Brady Haran Brady John Haran (born 18 June 1976) is an Australian-British independent filmmaker and video journalist who produces educational videos and documentary films for his YouTube channels, the most notable being ''Periodic Videos'' and ''Number ...

on the

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video series

Sixty Symbols Brady John Haran (born 18 June 1976) is an Australian-British independent filmmaker and video journalist who produces educational videos and documentary films for his YouTube channels, the most notable being ''Periodic Videos'' and ''Numberp ...

Education and career

From 1990 to 1994, Moriarty attended the School of Physical Sciences of

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its f ...

, where he received his doctorate in 1994 in physics. Until 1997, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the field of physics at the

. He became a lecturer in the Department of Physics until 2003. Since 2005 he has been Professor of Physics at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham. Moriarty is one of the collaborating members of the

Internet video series.

asks

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s about a physics symbol (e.g. Ψ) in each episode, and then he and the

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of Sixty Symbols discuss it and a related topic. In 2016 Haran, Michael Merrifeld and Moriarty were awarded the

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by the

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. The citation was "for innovative and effective promotion of the public understanding of physics through the Sixty Symbols video project." Moriarty is the author of ''When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11: Or How to Explain Quantum Physics with Heavy Metal''. This book was shortlisted for

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’s Book Of The Year 2018. He also wrote ''Nanotechnology'' for

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's ''

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'' series.

Selected papers

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References

External links

Faculty website

Personal Blog
* https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/against-the-grain-i-didn-t-become-a-scientist-to-help-companies-profit-788328.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Moriarty, Philip 20th-century British physicists 21st-century British physicists 1968 births British expatriates in Ireland Living people Alumni of Dublin City University Alumni of the University of Nottingham Scientists from London Irish physicists